Katie Perkins

Biography

When you hear the term all-American girl mentioned in conversation, one girl in particular should come to mind: Katie Perkins. Katie is a very talented singer from a tiny shoreline town in north eastern Connecticut called East Lyme.Katie released her debut album entitled Amazing during the summer of 2011 with the help of Grammy and Emmy award-winning producer, Joel Soyffer, and the very multi-talented Kevin DeClue of Way Up records and was recorded in Glendale, CA, at Coney Island Studios. The newly released EP has six "no pun intended" amazing tracks that Katie poured blood, sweat, and tears, into. She hopes that with her debut EP she has reached her goals of being inspirational and authentic with her music. If you were to ask Katie what her favorite song was she would answer with Can't Take That Away From Me by Mariah Carey. She connects with the song on a very personal level because the song reminds her of and helps her with how she had to rise above bullies teasing her about weight issues throughout her childhood and telling her that her dreams were too big and would most likely never come true. And Katie has found that throughout life you have to keep rising up above what people say and think and just keep battling for your dreams to come true. As Katie grew up, her passion for music was quite apparent to everyone. By age twelve she was being trained professionally in multiple areas of the performing arts and was flourishing in school plays and musicals. Katie's passion for singing and music in general was put under the ultimate test at the young age of sixteen. Katie was informed that she must undergo open heart surgery due to a hole in her heart caused by a condition called Atrial Septal Defect. Without the surgery, she would only have an estimated thirteen years to live. The doctor also informed Katie that the surgery involved certain procedures that could potentially damage her vocal chords and therefore prevent her ever singing again. Katie didn't hesitate to give the doctors her answer. She told them, “I'd rather die in the 13 years you're giving me than live the rest of my life never being able to sing again." The doctor assured and then reassured Katie he would do everything in his power not to damage her vocal chords. Katie put her faith in him, and the surgery was a complete success. Katie never took for granted the gift she was given, and she knew she had to take full advantage. She has done just that.After recovering from the surgery, Katie took her multi-talents of singing, piano, guitar, and dancing to a professional level. Katie has competed in several talent shows such as the USA World Showcase in Las Vegas in which she came first. In another talent show Katie competed in, called Catch A Rising Star, Katie received high praise from all the judges. Cliff Blake of Colombia Nashville gave his approval with these very spirited comments: "I thought the song you chose was going to be boring; however, you approached the song in a surprising way, and you really brought the audience into it. Also your facial and hand expressions were right on, and on the whole, it was a very solid performance." Katie has since performed at many local venues and continued to receive praise for her beautiful voice and overall talent as a musician. One of many things that helped Katie reach such high levels of excellence is her hunger to learn. It developed at a young age when Katie learned to play piano and guitar at ages eight and thirteen respectively and her eagerness to improve carried on all the way to collegiate level. Katie attended Berklee College of Music in Boston, Massachusetts, where she studied vocal performance.Katie is a determined young artist who is going to keep working hard and making music that is not only special but something everyone can relate to and draw some kind of inspiration from. Katie is living out her dreams, but she knows it's only the beginning of a long journey into the music industry, and she is ready for the challenge.Artists she also likes include: Colbie Caillat, Carrie Underwood, Miranda Lambert, Maria Mena, Marie Digby, Martina McBride.